Pegula certainly took full ownership of Ryan's firing, but noted that season-long input from the front office was also taken into consideration.

"(Whaley) had input on the basis of conversations throughout the year, what the problems were," Pegula said. "But did Doug ever say, 'Are we firing our coach, are we keeping our coach?' We never had that conversation. I took it upon myself to tell Rex on the basis of conversations about the games and the aftermath of certain games that, hey, things aren't going well."

1. The Bills owner, per The AP, expressed "full confidence in (Whaley's) ability to turn around his franchise," and dismissed that the Bills might be mired in turmoil, saying: "There's no dysfunction. Everybody is on the same page. We're busy busting our asses."

2. Pegula called Lynn a candidate to replace Ryan, but "not a lock" for the role of Buffalo's next head coach.

3. On the subject of Tyrod Taylor, Pegula said the team still needed to fully evaluate the quarterback, saying of Taylor's 7-8 record in 2016: "Maybe he can win more games than that, I don't know. But when the other side of the ball's not performing, it's hard to outscore people."